Legend of Course Tags
Please note that some course sections may have multiple course tags.
| Course Tag Category | Description | Course Tags |
| Communication Intensive | In Communication-Intensive courses, instructors integrate communication skills building activities into the course content to deepen learning and advance skills. |
Communication Intensive :: Written and Visual Communication Intensive :: Written and Technological Communication Intensive :: Written and Spoken Communication Intensive :: Visual and Technological Communication Intensive :: Technological Communication Intensive :: Spoken Communication Intensive :: Spoken and Visual Communication Intensive :: Spoken and Technological Communication Intensive :: Written Communication Intensive :: Visual |
| Course Materials | A single or collection of required resource(s) offered at no or low cost to students at a pre-sales tax cost not to exceed an amount equal to four times the federal minimum wage. The total cost of all required textbooks and other required instructional materials will remain affordable as defined in Act 125. |
Course Materials :: Affordable Educational Resources |
| Course Materials | A resource that is in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use, adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. Students will have zero costs for course materials |
Course Materials :: Open Educational Resources |
| GE/ILC | Integrative Learning Core: LSU’s General Education Program. First, students are required to complete 39 hours that provide a breadth of knowledge across the following six Louisiana Board of Regents statewide disciplinary areas. The second component of the ILC curriculum will complement course content by incorporating proficiencies designed to cultivate leaders and produce nimble minds, minds that can take LSU graduates in any direction outside their specific discipline. Courses that meet criteria for the categories below will have GE/ILC course tags for their specific area |
GE/ILC :: Mathematical/Analytical Reasoning GE/ILC :: Social/Behavioral Sciences GE/ILC :: Humanities GE/ILC :: Natural Sciences GE/ILC :: Fine Arts GE/ILC :: English Composition |
| Resources | Supplemental Instruction is a series of weekly study sessions offered for students enrolled in historically difficult courses. |
Resources :: Supplemental Instruction Available |
| Resources | Tutoring is available through the Center for Academic Success. |
Resources :: Tutoring Available - CAS |
| Resources | Tutoring is available through the College of Engineering. |
Resources :: Supplemental Instruction - COE |
| Service Learning | Service-learning is integrated into some sections of LSU courses. Through organized service to community organizations or individuals, students are able to gain knowledge directly connected to the learning goals of the academic course they are taking. Service-learning classes fulfill all of the same educational requirements as regular sections of the same class. |
Service Learning :: Service Learning |
| Web-Based Course Percentages | Traditional on campus courses with a hybrid (in person/web-based) format. Courses may also be 100% Web-based but are NOT offered through LSU Online. |
Web-Based Course Percentages :: 50-74% Web-based Web-Based Course Percentages :: 1-49% Web-based Web-Based Course Percentages :: 75-99% Web-based Web-Based Course Percentages :: 100% Web-based |
| Honors | The Honors College offers discussion-oriented seminars taught by select faculty members on topics of their specialty. Additionally, there are small Honors versions of departmental courses that fulfill general education or foundation requirements of your major. In both types of courses, you will enjoy working with high-achieving peers and engaging professors in small, ambitious classes. |
Honors |
| LSU Online | Course are only available to students taking courses through LSU Online. |
LSU Online |